Drama · South Korea · 2012 · 2h 2m

The Concubine

후궁: 제왕의 첩

The Concubine poster
Director
Kim Dae-seung
Cast
Cho Yeo-jeong as Hwa-yeon Kim Dong-wook as Grand Prince Seong-Won Kim Min-jun as Kwon-yoo / Choong-young Park Ji-young as King's Mother Cho Eun-ji as Geum-ok Lee Kyung-young as Chief Eunuch
Crew
Hwang Ki-suk — Director of Photography Cho Young-wuk — Original Music Composer Kim Dae-seung — Screenplay Kim Mee-jeung — Screenplay Hwang Yoon-jung — Screenplay Park Seong-il — Producer
Tagline

The one the king couldn't have.

Synopsis

Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.

Trailer The Concubine — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
palaceeunuchconcubineperiod dramapolitical intrigue 15th centuryjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Key Collaborators
Kim Dae-seung Director Hwang Ki-suk Director of Photography Cho Young-wuk Original Music Composer Kim Dae-seung Screenplay Kim Mee-jeung Screenplay Hwang Yoon-jung Screenplay Park Seong-il Producer Cho Keun-hyun Production Design Yun Mi-ra Costume Design Cho Sang-kyung Costume Design
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